Traveling bag



Spt. 8, 192,5.' 1,552,657

J. WEIN TRAVELING BAG Filed Aug. 4, 1923 Patented Sept. 8, 17925.

JOSEPH WEiN, or

APA'I'l-:N'rlor-FICIS.

CHICAGO, 111141NQIS- TRavnLrnG Bae.

Appiicauqn inea August 4, 19,23. serial N o. 655,622.

To all @07mm 'it may concern.'-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Statel of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a. Traveling Bag, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to traveling bags and particularly to a novel reinforcing and interlocking element fo-r use in connection therewith.

In the construction of traveling bags which employ a pair of hinged frames, the lifting force is applied to the outer frame element at the two sides of the catch or lock and this lifting force has a tendency to separate the frames and to apply an abnormal strain to the lock or catch. This results in bending or otherwise distorting the interengaging parts and frequently causes the inoperativeness of the catch.

Another object of this invention is to provide means in the form of brackets located one beneath each of the terminal portions of the lifting handle and directly secured to the upper frame element, these brackets being designed to engage and directly underlie the lower or interengaging trame element when the bag is closed. As

a result of this construction the lifting force is applied directly through the upper frame clement to the lower frame element and the tendency towards separation of the frames at the lock is completely neutralized. As an additional advantage I construct the bracket member in such manner that there is a. slight resiliency afforded between the contacting parts of the bracket and the frame. This result is secured by rebending the terminal portion of the brackets, the rebent portion lying in substantial parallelism with the main portion, the end of the rebent portion being free.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bag constructed in accordance with my invention, a portion of the side being broken away to show the interior construction, and,

Fig. 2 is a. sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, the view being somewhat enlarged.

In the drawings it will be seen that I provide U-shaped frame members of angu- 5 lar cross section and hinged at their terminal portions in the usual manner. The frames when in closed position are in superposed relation, the upper fra-me comprising a. part l0, and a vertical part 1.1, While the lwer frame consists of a part 12 and a vertical part 13. A lock or catch 14 is secured to the upper frame member and engages with the lower frame member to hold the parts in their closed relation. A lifting handle 15 is located in the usual manner and is secured to the upper frame member by means of common clamps 16 which are riveted through the part 10 of the upper frame.

The improvement of my invention consists in the. provision of brackets, as best shown in Fig. 2, said brackets comprising aI horizontal portion 17, riveted to the upper frame member directly beneath the attachment for the handle, a vertical. portion 18 of which lies alongside of the part 11 of the upper frame, a second horizontal portion 19, which extends laterally and a rebent horizontal portion 20, lying substantially parallel to the portion 19, and the end of which rebent portion is free. The lateral portions 19, 20, are positionedv to underlie the vertical part 13 of the lower frame when the parts are in closed position, thus transmitting the lifting force directly from the upper to the lower frame. The provision of the rebent portion results in a certain resiliency and ensures proper operative engagement when the frames are swung into closed position.

While I have shown the brackets as located in the preferred position; that is, directly beneath the attachment for the lifting handle, it is obvious that this position may be varied somewhat without lessening the advantages claimed, I do not wish to be limited except as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a traveling bag, the combina-tion of a pair of frames of U-shape. hinged at their terminal portions and having a catch, and a vpair of brackets of angular outline secured to a frame member, one on each side of the catch, a portion of said brackets lying directly beneath and substantially in contact with the second frame member when m5 the parts are in closed position.

2. In a traveling bag, the combination of a. pair of hinged frames adapted to intert in superposed relation, a pair of brackets secured to the upper frame member, one leg U0 superposed relation, alit-ing handle anda catch and brackets secured to the vupper 'traine directly beneath vthe connectionsbetween the handle "and the frame, said brackets having an angular portion adapted to project underneath and to support the lower `frame member When the parts arein closed position. Y

.-4. In apbag, the .combination of superposed frame ineinbers and a lifting handle secured at two points to the upper frame member, a pair of brackets securedto said VupperV frame ineinber Substantially beneath the vpointenty attachment of the lifting handle, said brackets having a laterally Vprojecting portion and a rebent free portion lying substantially parallel to said laterally projecting portion underlying and supportingV the lower fraineineinber.

Signed at Chicago, Ill., this 21st day of July, 1923.

JOSEPH WEIN. 

